Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25
ततः सिंहोऽब्रवीद्भूपमेनमृक्षं त्यजस्व मे । एवमुक्तेऽथ सिंहेन राजा सुप्तमशंकितः
tataḥ siṃho'bravīdbhūpamenamṛkṣaṃ tyajasva me | evamukte'tha siṃhena rājā suptamaśaṃkitaḥ
Alors le lion dit au roi : « Laisse-moi cet ours. » À ces paroles du lion, le roi, sans soupçon, abandonna celui qui dormait.
Narrator (within Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: The lion addresses the king with calculated calm; the king turns away, leaving the bear asleep—composition emphasizes the moment of negligent surrender and looming violence.
FAQs
Unexamined compliance can become adharma; a ruler must discern before acting, especially regarding the vulnerable.
The Setu region provides the sacred frame, though the verse itself advances the moral plot rather than naming a tirtha.
None; the verse narrates a decisive ethical moment.